Finnishness

Finnish hockey–baseball hybrid may get Olympic status

What do you get when you combine ice hockey and Finnish baseball? Check out our video of Finnish ice baseball (ice pesis). It just might become one of the new Olympic sports to debut in Beijing in 2022.

Life & society Webpick

100 objects from Finland – 100 years of Finnish independence

See Finland through examples of everyday, industrial, innovative and even amusing products.

Life & society Webpick

American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare

Anu Partanen, a Finnish journalist living in the US, speaks about her experiences of healthcare here and there, in a Public Radio International interview.

Life & society Wellbeing

Taking an icy plunge in Finnish waters

For many Finns, winter is the time for swimming in freezing water, in holes cut in the ice. There’s even a national championship. What on earth makes people want to do this?

Business & innovation Sports

Finnish lake finds fame in kicksled culture

The municipality of Säkylä is making a name for itself with kicksleds – a fleet of 100 of them in 2017, to match Finland’s celebration of 100 years of independence. What’s a kicksled? It’s traditional Finnish snow-how in action.

Life & society Webpick

100 Moods from Finland

Do you have a favorite location or have you experienced a special moment in Finland? Suggest a location with a perfect mood by March 31.

Life & society Finnishness

Pronouncing Finnish: The kalsarikännit video edition

The Chicago Tribune, Vogue and other major media are onto an exceptional Finnish word: kalsarikännit. How do you even say that?

Life & society Cuisine

Rye bread reigns as the Finnish food

Rye bread wins the title of Finland’s national food in a vote held in honour of the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence.

Finnish hockey–baseball hybrid may get Olympic status

100 objects from Finland – 100 years of Finnish independence

American-based Finnish journalist talks healthcare

Taking an icy plunge in Finnish waters

Finnish lake finds fame in kicksled culture

100 Moods from Finland

Pronouncing Finnish: The kalsarikännit video edition

Rye bread reigns as *the* Finnish food

Rye bread reigns as the Finnish food